Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soviet Union and state terrorism

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The result was keep. Jamie^☆S93 22:57, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

=[[Soviet Union and state terrorism]]=

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Confusing dab. The problem can easily be solved by hatnotes. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 22:10, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Keep. This is simply a disambig. page. I do not see what's the problem.Biophys (talk) 22:18, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

:*Besides the fact that the terms it disambiguates are quite different from the title? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 22:33, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Delete as improbable search term as well as for disambiguating the unambiguous. Drawn Some (talk) 23:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep Improbable? Both "United States and state terrorism" and "State terrorism and the United States" exist as article and redirect, respectively. Seems reasonable the same might be entered for the Soviet Union in which case the user should be directed to one of two related articles. PetersV TALK 01:51, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

: P.S. If the dab is "confusing" that is proof enough it is required since it represents both, yet neither, title being disambiguated to. Hatnotes that will of necessity wind up implying or stating the Soviet Union was responsible for or engaged in state terrorism will aid neither article. The dab page neatly avoids such controversies and associated wailing and gnashing of teeth. PetersV TALK 02:01, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Keep - useful redirect that does not create any problems Alex Bakharev (talk) 06:46, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep, plausible use for readers who decide to read the comparable USSR article from the U.S. article, and as a low-cost solution for the wailing and gnashing of teeth mentioned by Vecrumba. -- JHunterJ (talk) 10:42, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep - reasonably plausable redirect or dab. Bearian (talk) 18:33, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep a useful page. Ostap 04:44, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep, a useful disambiguation page per PetersV. Thryduulf (talk) 12:11, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Keep --AuthorityTam (talk) 17:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

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